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Crowd gathers to protest FDOT’s removal of rainbow crosswalk at Pulse site

Crowd gathers to protest FDOT’s removal of rainbow crosswalk at Pulse site

A crowd gathered at the site of Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub massacre Thursday evening to protest the state’s removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk meant to honor the 49 people gunned down at the LGBTQ+ venue nine years ago. Joe Byrnes / Central Florida Public Media The crosswalk had been painted over during the night. But on Thursday, people colored it again …

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Florida paints over Pulse rainbow crosswalk without warning, officials say – The Washington Post

Florida paints over Pulse rainbow crosswalk without warning, officials say  The Washington Post Orlando officials condemn removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site as a ‘cruel political act’  CNN Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk  Newsweek Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims  BBC Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub in Orlando painted over by state, mayor …

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Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims

Florida removes rainbow crosswalk honouring Pulse nightclub victims

A rainbow crosswalk honouring the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Florida, Orlando, has been painted over by the state’s department of transportation. The crosswalk was part of a larger memorial to the 49 people who were killed after a gunman opened fire at the gay nightclub in June 2016, in what was then the largest mass shooting …

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Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub in Orlando painted over by state, mayor says: “A cruel political act”

Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub in Orlando painted over by state, mayor says: “A cruel political act”

The rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — which commemorated the 49 victims killed at the LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in 2016 — was painted over Wednesday by the state, Mayor Buddy Dyer and others revealed Thursday. “We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that …

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Pulse Memorial’s rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando, Florida

Pulse Memorial’s rainbow crosswalk removed overnight in Orlando, Florida

A rainbow crosswalk in Orlando, Florida, that was part of the city’s Pulse Memorial was painted over by the state late Wednesday night. The memorial honored the 49 people fatally shot by a gunman at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in 2016, in what was the largest mass shooting in the country at the time. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer criticized the …

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Long-dead satellite emitted an incredibly powerful radio pulse

Long-dead satellite emitted an incredibly powerful radio pulse

A satellite launched when slide rules still ruled has jolted astronomers in 2025. NASA’s Relay 2, silent since the summer of 1967, fired off a single radio pulse so bright it briefly eclipsed every cosmic source above Earth. Clancy James of Curtin University in Perth and colleagues stumbled on the flash during a routine search for fast radio burst signals. …

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